737 Leg 1 Southpole - Day 19

The pole station was awesome. Visited the greenhouse veg in space (growth chamber) + o2 product project and gym. Staff were really friendly and cool. It was a privilege to see inside, very few have. Even had a biscuit and coffee! I am in tent at the moment; it’s cold as always but actually quite mild today around -20 degrees Celsius.

I have to keep moving my fingers and toes as often as possible in the tent. I’ve just been speaking to my PR manager who informed me that I told ITV Wales news I reached the pole on Boxing day which is completely wrong it was the 27th!! To be honest I have no idea what day it is or even any concept of time. It’s such a bizarre environment, being in 24 hours sunlight. We keep in contact with the pole station, which is on local time, GMT +13 hours and then all our reports back about flights back to the glacier are GMT -4 (Chilean time) so I haven’t got a clue what time of the day it is! I just had to ask what day it is too, apparently it is Thursday! Just did a phone interview with the Wales on Sunday newspaper. I am hoping that there will be a flight back to union glacier base camp on the 1st sometime but it might be later, all depends on weather and what crews are coming back and forth. I’ll be waking up on the Pole on New Years Day no matter what. Have a great new years eve everyone and have a beer for me!